10
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JANUARY
1938.
SPARE MOMENT IP A GE
SERIA L2
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA”
- A serialisation of the forthcoming Warner Bros. film, featuring Paul Muni and other stars.
CHAPTER II
Fictionised by HARRY LEE
girl talked on and on. The place was deserted and the walter turned
Zola, aroused by the glorious pros-out. a light or two with angry glances pect of the years that stretched phend, at the strange trio, "I believe I'm fenpt from bed, snatched up some tired . u little..." the girl said books left by a former tenant, tore fully and Zola said he would take them to bits, crammed the cold lite her home. Threading durk alleys atove with them, and applied a match. they Anally came to the squalid house she lived. Several young The fire was roaring briskly, if tem-where porarily, when Zolu's mother arrived women' peered from doorways, lg- The with Alexandring, his betrothed. They ging. One of them shrlited,. ** had found, miraculously, a job for hard one's landed
fab!" Emile with Larue, the great publish-
Cezanne, who having paid the bill, rived panting, and was
now ar
er. "We can get married now." Al-had followed in their waked up-
exundrine cried, throwing her arms about his neck. Emile kissed her and embraced his mother, shouting "Mar vellous! We must celebrate!" Then, running his fingers through his black, rebellious hair, he looked about the bure room ruefully. Suddenly he
ward, in answer to his question. The door was partly open and Cezanne, stopping on the steps, saw the un- tidy room, the smoky oll lamp and the girl sitting by the window, head in hands. Zoln was eagerly rummug-
cried gayly, "I have it, Mamani Going through a great heap of old let- and hock your coat like a darling, and ters and photographs. lie found a bring back some meat-brenda bol-picture and culled excitedly. Made-
u feast!" moiselle Nand tle of wine! We'll bave
The girl started.
A night or so later Emile and Ce. "How did you know my name?" she zanne sat contentedly sipping their said, with angry surprise. wine at the window of a cate in the Rue Poissonniere, for Zola had that day succeeded in selling some copy at a plitance. Suddenly all was wild
of
dled
"It is written here... und the the great man name of the mon
Hesdent Is he the one." For reply Nana snatched the ple- ture from his hand. "You can have commotion. The police were closing the rest of the stuff" she sighed
Zoln saw In on the demi-mondaines. one of the girls hiding behind a pil-wearily "but not the picture" lur under the terrace awning, her She dropped her head on her arms thin face streaked with snow and dis-gain, the faded photo dangling list- lorted by fear. Impulsively he beck-lessly from her hand. "What became oned to her and she came. She would of the child?" Zola asked but the have duttered away, like a fright-girl seemed not to hear. He went to ened bird, when a policeman inter-her, shook her arm gently and asked fered, but Zola caught her wrist and the question again. "She
Convent of the Ursulines..." explained that she was with him and Nana mumbled.
book her story will "It's all right now," he said com-
Zola murmured excitedly furiingly. The misty blue eyes gazed
as he and Cezanne slipped out of the gratefully into his for a moment,
"Nunn house.
..all then the long lashes covered them: the world will weep over her..
... Nana "What is your name, Mademoiselle?" pity her
"Sntin in this district," she sighed, That year Zola married Alexan- "Lucille in Montmariro-On Monic-drine. His days were spent in the parnasse I'm Georgette or Made- shop of La Rue the publisher--his lon! Does it matter? Why do you ask? What do you want of me? have nothing” Cezanne's pencil was quickly sketching
tragle, world-weary face. "We have some thing in common then, Mademois elle Zola "murmured.
his friend,
the
Hle face was Dooded with a strange new light.
"But Emile, the cognac... have you forgotten we have no
Zola impatiently motioned Cezanne:
"What a make...
nights in a frenzy of creation. Al- exandrine was forever running in with sad stories of bill collectors and landlords... and with insistence that Emile ask for more pay. Her hopes were dampened when an agent of the police called to reprimand Zola as a trouble-maker!" "Those farticles of yours condemning our men of letters, criticising the civil authori tles! I'm telling you it's got to stop!" La Rue, in righteous Indignation
to be alient and turned to the girl. discharged Zola, who Informed him "Tell me where are you from?" he in parting just what he intended to asked gently.
do! "Don't think that I'll stop writ- "From Artols Hesden" she ing Monsieur La Rue, because I've said, and added with a sigh, "and I lost my job yn always wanted time wish I was back there!" Her eyes and now I have it! I'shall become u were suddenly heavy with tears... molcdigging here-rooting there!
"Now, now
he consoled her, What about that latest mine disaster? go Who's at fault? We shall see!" and "perhaps some day you there!"
with a roar of triumphant laughter, "Me?
Go home?" she spoke bil-Zola bowed himself out. terly with a hard laugh, "Look at me! Do you see why I can't ever go home? And I hate Paris!. Cold...
. hunted like an animal wet starved beaten by the pollee!" She was interrupted by the waiter
can
setting the cognac down roughly..Ce-
(To Be Continued)
ARE YOU ALERT?
zunne plucked Zola's aleeve whisper-TIERE are the answers to the "How
Ing "How are we going
to pay, Alert Are
Emile?
... We haven't even enough above:
to
1,
You?" questions
No one could possibly know
"Go and earn it then, stupid!" what the aviator was thinking be- Cezanne shrugged, and began to cause his death occurred before he wander about the tables with his could have told anyone of his drawing portfolio, sollclting some one thoughts; 2, R. Robin; 3, four days; 4, to pose for a sketch, and was soon milk, because cream comes to the successful.
surface: 5, the same pod: 6, 65 min- "When did you come to. Paris, utes: 7, vale, veil; 8, Lord Rosebery, Mademoiselle?"
Prime Minister, March, 1804-July.
"A hundred years ago when 1895; D, civic; 19, the 25th leaf; 11, 1 was seventeen!" Her mind was go-toot; 12, the answer is half a hen Ing back over the years. "You should and a half hen-that is, one hen; 13, have seen me then, I was lovely! eight steps; 14. Maryland; 18, the Yes, I was, really lovely!" She made Judge was cross-eyed; 10, ax: 17.
not so bad now!
If you look 19, hustle; 20. Sunday: 21, 87.310. quick and the light's not too strong!"The face is Madame Chiang Kai-
Zola was a good listener and the shek's.
BRAIN TEASERS
How alert are you?
1. What is the fallacy in the following interesting story told by an aviator?
During the war I watched Á friend of mine who was flying alone on an observation flight above the lines. When he had completed his mission and was on his way home, thinking to him- self how lucky he was not to have scen an enemy plane, un Austrian aviator suddenly swooped upon him from above a cloudbank and shot him to the ground. He was dend when the first person reach cd hilm. 2.Rearrange the following letters so as to make the name of a living creature:--
BRINO
3.-Four men can build
four boats in four days. How long will it take one man to build
one boat? 4-Which is heavier, milk or
cream?
3. If the word POD were printed
in small letters, how. would It read if viewed upside down? a. a clock is stopped for a
minute every ten minutes, how long will it take the minute hand to complete a revolution? 7-What two four-letter words
pronounced
but the some spelled differently mean "valley" and "curtain"? 8-Name a Prime
Minister of the last 40 years whose surname begins with "R."
You
Answere below.
point five steps in advance of the starting point?
Here are some questions to test your powers of observation and -quick- 14-The first two syllables of the thinking.
name of one of the States of the United States la suggested by 0.What adjective witlch mearis a girl's name. The third syllable "pertaining 10 eliizenship" is suggested by a word meaninų What is the name of spells the same from right to left "debark. as it does from left to right?
the State? 10.-In a boot of 100 leaves, what 15.-There were three prisoners
feat
arraigned before à judge. is page 40 on?
The judge looked flercely at the first and said, "What have you to Bay for yourself?"
11.When seen in a mirror, which of the following words printed in capital letters will look the same as when viewed directly?
MAN TOOT. DEED 12. It a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and half, how many and a half who Iny better by half will lay half a score and a half in a week and a half?
13-If you were attempting 10 climb an, ley hill, and if, after every ilme you had taken two steps forward, you slid bark one step, how many steps forward would you have to take to reach a
Whose face is this?
ARTICLE
The second one answered, "Not Euilty, your honour."
The judge retorted sharply, "f wasn't speaking to you."
Whereupon the third one re
"I didn't say anything." plied,
How do you explain this strange procedure? 16-C is to three as F is to what 17-There are half a dozen Vic-
number?
toria's in the world. Which one is in 114 East, 22 North? 38-What county in the British Isles beginning with K has five letters? 19.-Rearrange the letters in the word "Sleuth" to make on- other word. 20. If the eleventh day of the
month falls on Tuesday what day of the week will the 30th be? 21-What is the largest number
that can be made by re- arranging the digits in the num- ber.
380177,
have to
keep one
move ahead
in
other words
you've got The sinking of your individual-
to cultivate your sense of intuition job. (I hope you didn't make
if you want to make marriage a success, ANTHONY WEYMOUTH fifth of his series, Get Married.”
"The
difficult during your first year.
ity? Sounds rather a serious
heavy weather of "your in- your dividuality.")
Oh! I see. What you mean says is that you found it a little difficult to run in double "har-
How in the ness for the first time.
did you get over this difficulty? You had a frank talk with Smiths
your 'wife and discovered that you were both giving up some- thing? Well, that was a sensi- ble way of adjusting yourselves. And after that, many things became simple which before had
O you like married life, Mr. Smith? And you've made a good job of it? I mean you've found out the secret of married happiness?
I'd be interested to know what you think it is. I told you
a pathetic attempt at coquelry, "I'm the capital of Hongkong: 18, Kerry: that I believe unselfishness on both sides of the partnership
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All right, Mr. Smith, I'll sit at your feet for a change I'd really like to learn from you.
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-1 Fighting men to prevent the favourite "from being gol at? (11).
8 This bugbear of motorists might
easily become another (4). 9.This Is French though English
(0).
musical work ob- vlously (4). 13 Fish (4).
12 Classical
ber of a race (3). 15 Contend (8). 14 Part of a race or of any mem-
Agents
8 English county (6), 10 This cereal is not good for
runners (4).
11 Though he may claim enchant- ing powers he is mainly a teller of untruths (11). (3).
10
Spirit
19 "Some ship" (anagram) (8). 21 Hint (3).
22 A disturber of the border peace
(6).
23 He la fond of play and is tank- ing an easy walk it he loses his head (7).
26 Shell-fish · (4).
27 To be familiar (by the fre-
aide?)
30 He
(4).
(6).
conceived an ideal state
31 A Judge of the Oriental. (4), YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOGMATIO BALUT JOMUEVEN "L-E
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17 Things are apt to be rather flat where this person has been at work (6). 18 Weapon (7).
is right 20: What
and proper is right here (7). EXPENSES? I'm rather In your three years' experi- taking a certain amount of
Finterested in that ques 24 Gnot (8). ence, you'd say that both hus- imagination for granted.
tion, because so many husbands 20 What keeps a stamp from com-
off an envelope? (8). band and wife must have. We've all got what you're have told me that their wives. 20 Border
(3) something else something pleased to term intuition, but in couldn't be trusted with money. 29 This is made of meat (4), that, in its way, you regard is some young people it's not yet Mind you, I don't say I be- 31 Give up (4). as important as unselfishness developed, and in some others lieved them. More often than $2 oraes have been known to
bite through this bit (6). namely, imagination.
it never la. Marringe will des not, I felt it was because the 33 Part of an earring (4). velop it, if anything will. And I husband had handed over his 34 Yes, a vegetarian moy eat this
tasty dish, oddly enough (11). agree with you that a fully Income, but forgotten' to discuss
DOWN developed intuition is an essen- how it should be handled. tial part of a successful mar- What did you do? You asked 2 raco of trees (4). ringe.
your wife to take charge of the -3 Must this part of
always have some bits? (8). But wait a minute. Let's cash and to parcel it out, and
4 Infectious complaint common WO people living close- make sure we mean the same you made suggestions about the in girls' schools (7).
ly "together, sharing thing by intuition.
best way to allot the money? overything, as they do in mar- I'll tell you what I think it is: You know, I think that was riage, must have or If they I think it's the power to under- sensible. It gave your wife an haven't got it naturally, they stand, based not on experience, added interest and proved to her must try to develop it)-intui- nor on learning, but on one's once more that she really was a tion.
partner in your joint lives. natural instincts. "They must be able to feel Some people don't make use And what else did you have worse off than you actually platitude, but it's necessary
They seem to adjust during the first year? wore? what the other is feeling. to of their intuition, sense when he or she is upset, to think they can do everything Your own personal habits? Which of them? "At first, you or tired, or even simply bored-by reason.
Well, there are some people didn't like it when your wife without being told.
"If both partners in a mar- who loan too much on their in- commented on your clothes, San, Mon, Wed, Frriage have this knack of know- tuition: and I think they miss made you put on a clean collar that since you were a boy. No as neither of you really wants then just as much as others who try when you'd already put on yes- wonder you didn't like it. I this to happen-she's got to save ing without being told they'll be able to live together to reduce everything to rule of terday's? And bought you hope you told yourself that it's you from yourself for both happily. What's the good of thumb. unselfishness if they don't know what to be unselfish about?”
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LV
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(Loening) 17.10 16.45 1445 18.25
Frt.
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Ar CHUNKING LV
10.30
15.00
Mon, Wed. Sun. Tue.
FIL
8.09
Tho. Sat.
(8 timmen)
16.18
17.18
(Stinson) 16:10 17.10
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(Biinson)
16.30 11.20
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5 This is not what it claims to be, but is only one relish (0). O'A lie herein is the making of
some newspapers (4), 7. Chance (12).
8 PRITE PENTAGON
You sink or swim to-.: horo). gether. If you look shabby, shèli feels shabby--and those Greens WELL, I suppose no one see you're shabby and tell had talked to you like others that you're shabby, And
some handkerchiefs when funds always the motive which counts your sakes." were rather low? wind your wife's motive here And you felt rather injured was not to lower you in your
TO got back to your own when she told you that he own esteem, but to make you married life, Mr. Smith, couldn't have you going about look your best in other people's. looking shabby, because the You neo, Mr. Smith, you and me what you found most Greens would think you were your wife are one (sorry for the
TOMORROW
Mr. Smith likes being a father
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